Playing-ball.



No. 727,198. PATENTED MAY 5, 1803.

F. H. RICHARDS.

PLAYING BALL.

APPLICATION IILBD SEPT- 3. 1902.

H0 MODEL.

Jaw/entan- No. 727,198. Patented May 5, 1903'.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FRANCIS H. RICHARDS, OF HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR TO THE KEMPSHALLMANUFACTURING COMPANY, OF ARLINGTON, NEW JERSEY, A CORPORATION OF NEWJERSEY.

PLAY l 4 BALL.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters latent 110.727.198, dated May 5,1903, Application filed September 3, 1-902 Serial No. 121,934. (Nomodel.)

To aZZ whom it may concern: compressed a suitable shell D, of plasticina- Beit known that I, FRANCIS H. RIOHAR'DS,a teriaL such as celluloidor gutta-percha, uncitizen of the United States, residing at Hart 7 derheat and pressure, and the compression ford, in the county of Hartfordand State of 'ismaintained during the solidification and Connecticut,have invented certain new and hardening of the shell. It will be seenthat a useful Improvements in Playing-Balls, of ballbuiltin this mannerpossessesarelatively which the following is a specification. deadquality for a putting blow, a local resili- This invention relates toplaying-balls, esency at the point where the blow is struck for peciallyto those used in the game of golf; and the approach, and ageneralresilience th roughto its object is to provide ata low cost a ballposout the ball for bringing out the maximum sessing the triplequalities of putting, flying power when the ball is struck a quickapproach, and long drive. sharp blow for a long drive. It will also beIn the drawings forming partof this speciseen that this ball has theadvantage of durafication,Figurelillustratesa completed ball, bility andefficiency and can be made of ma- 15 partly broken away to the discloseits conterials which can be obtained of proper qualistruction; Fig. 2shows one of the segments, ties and at relatively low cost.

and Fig. 3 is anenlarged fragment illustrat- It will be observed thatthe adhesive with ing the adhesion of the layers when comwhich thelayers are coated will, during the pressed together. process ofcompression under heat, cause 20 Similar characters designate like partsin them to partially consolidate or unite, thus all the figures. Iforming a practically solid core.

I use a hard center piece A, such as cellu- Variations of constructionas well as mateloid, gutta percha, metal, or compressed rial may beresorted. to within the scope of leather, upon which I apply in variousdirecthis invention.

25 tions a plurality of cups B, of fibrous mate- Having described myinvention, I claim rial, such as hide or leather, superimposing l. Aplaying-ball having a core composed one upon the other, as indicated inFig. 1, so partially of alternate layers of glue and that the join tsbetween the various cups will leather, and a shell of plastic materialholdcross each other. These cups B are previing said core undercompression.

3o ously formed in various sizes to fit one upon 2. A playing-ballhaving a core partially the other when applied to the core C and arebuilt up of cups of leather, and a shell of each coated with a strongadhesive 0, such as plastic material holding said core under comglue.These are each subjected to a high devpression. gree of pressure withsome heat, if preferred, 3. A playing-ball having a core partially 35 soas to compact them and produoeahigh debuilt up of cups of leather, and ashell of gree of resilience in each cup. By this means gutta-percha compressed on said core. most of the mobility normally existing within 4:.A playing-ball having a core partially each cup is retained in thefinished ball, and built up of cups of leather; said cups being thismobility modifies the action which the coated with an adhesive, and allconsolidated 0 ball would otherwise have. The cups of the together underheat and pressure, and a shell 0 core are compressed together, so thatthey of gutta-percha compressed on said core. will become unitedtogether, thereby forming 5. A playing-ball having a core partially apractically solid fibrous core. At the same built up of cups of leather;said-cups being time the adhesive of one cup layer uniting partiallysaturatedwith an-adhesive, said 5 with that of another will form anadhesive cups being united together under heat and 5 layer between thefibrous layers. The layers pressure, and a shell of plastic materialcomof glue may be as thin or as thick as required pressed on said core.to make balls for different purposes, the glue ,6. A playing-ball havinga core built up of itself forming resilient layers between the cups ofleather; said cups being partially sat- 50 leather layers. Upon the corethus formed is urated with glue, and all united together unrco der heatand compression, and a shell of gutta-percha compressed on said core.

7. A playingball having a hard center piece; cups of leather coated withan adhesive applied to said center piece to form the core, and a shellof gutta-percha holding said core under compression.

8. A playingball having a hard center piece; cups of leather partiallysaturated with glue and applied to said center piece, and a shell ofplastic material compressed on said layers.

9. A playingball having a hard center piece; cups of leather partiallysaturated with glue applied miscellaneously to said center piece so thatthe various joints between the cups will be staggered, and agutta-percha shell inclosing said cups.

10. A playing-ball comprising a fibrous center piece; cups of leathermiscellaneously applied to said center piece to form the core; said cupsbeing coated with glue and a shell of gutta-percha compressed on saidcore.

11. A playing-ball comprising a core comprising alternate layers ofleather and adhesive material, and a shell of plastic material upon saidcore.

12. A playing-ball comprising a core comprising alternate layers ofleather and glue, and a shell of plastic material upon said core.

13. A playing-ball comprising a core comprising alternate layers ofleather and glue, and a shell of gutta-percha upon said core.

14. A playing-ball comprising a sphere built up of alternate layers ofglue and compressed leather.

15. A playing-ball comprising a sphere built up of alternate layers ofglue and compressed leather, each of said leather layers consisting ofcups.

16. A playing-ball comprising a center piece, a layer thereon built upof cups of leather, said cups being coated with an adhesive, and a coverof plastic material.

17. A playing-ball comprising a center piece, a layer thereon built upof cups of leather, said cups being coated with an adhesive and heldunder compression, and a cover of plastic material.

18. A playing-ball comprising a plurality of layers of leather partiallysaturated with glue, and a cover of gutta-percha.

19. A playing-ball comprising alternate layers of glue andleather, and acover.

20. A playing-ball comprising alternate layers of glue and leather undercompression, and a cover of gutta-percha.

21. A playing-ball comprising alternate layers of glue andspringyfibrous material under compression, and a cover of fibrous material.

FRANCIS H. RICHARDS.

WVitnesses:

F. W. BARNAOLO, FRED. J. DOLE.

